Holiday Readers

The Kollel has published a number of Holiday Readers, which we are proud to present here in electronic form. Each reader is a collection of essays about a specific season in the Jewish calendar.

To view a reader, click on its image; it will open up in your web browser.

To download a reader, right-click on its image (on a Mac with a one-button mouse, control-click); a menu will pop up. Select “Save target as…” or “Download link” and follow the instructions that appear.

Click here to open a PDF of The Days of Awe, Vol. I
Days of Awe, Vol. I (1999)
Click here to open a PDF of The Days of Awe, Vol. II
Days of Awe, Vol. II (2003)

Click here to open a PDF of Season of Joy, Vol. I
Season of Joy, Vol. I (2002)
Click here to open a PDF of Season of Joy, Vol. II
Season of Joy, Vol. II (2009)

Click here to open a PDF of our Chanukah Reader
Chanukah Reader (1999)
Click here to open a PDF of Purim Unmasked, Vol. I
Purim Unmasked, Vol. I (2002)
Click here to open a PDF of Purim Unmasked, Vol. II
Purim Unmasked, Vol. II (2010)

Click here to read Festival of Our Freedom, Vol. I
Festival of Our Freedom, Vol. I (2001)
Click here to read Festival of Our Freedom, Vol. II
Festival of Our Freedom, Vol. II (2009)

Click here for a PDF of our third Passover reader, in a wide-screen format
Festival of Our Freedom, Vol. III (2012)
Click here for a PDF of our third Passover reader, in a single-page format
Festival of Our Freedom, Vol. III (2012)

Click here to open a PDF of our first Shavu'os Reader
Shavu’os Reader I (1998)
Click here to open a PDF of our first Shavu'os Reader
Shavu’os Reader II (2014)

Season of Sorrow and Hope (2000)